Ultrasound stimulation increases proliferation of MC3T3-E1 preosteoblast-like cells

Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound

Kausik Sarkar¹  Randall L Duncan³  Amit Katiyar² 

[1] Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA;Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA;Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA

关键词: LIPUS;    Mechanical stimulation;    Ultrasound;    Proliferation;    Osteoblast;   

Others  :  801279
DOI  :  10.1186/2050-5736-2-1

 received in 2013-10-06, accepted in 2013-12-03,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Mechanical stimulation of bone increases bone mass and fracture healing, at least in part, through increases in proliferation of osteoblasts and osteoprogenitor cells. Researchers have previously performed in vitro studies of ultrasound-induced osteoblast proliferation but mostly used fixed ultrasound settings and have reported widely varying and inconclusive results. Here we critically investigated the effects of the excitation parameters of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) stimulation on proliferation of MC3T3-E1 preosteoblastic cells in monolayer cultures.

Methods

We used a custom-designed ultrasound exposure system to vary the key ultrasound parameters—intensity, frequency and excitation duration. MC3T3-E1 cells were seeded in 12-well cell culture plates. Unless otherwise specified, treated cells, in groups of three, were excited twice for 10 min with an interval of 24 h in between after cell seeding. Proliferation rates of these cells were determined using BrdU and MTS assays 24 h after the last LIPUS excitation. All data are presented as the mean ± standard error. The statistical significance was determined using Student's two-sample two-tailed t tests.

Results

Using discrete LIPUS intensities ranging from 1 to 500 mW/cm² (SATA, spatial average-temporal average), we found that approximately 75 mW/cm² produced the greatest increase in osteoblast proliferation. Ultrasound exposures at higher intensity (approximately 465 mW/cm²) significantly reduced proliferation in MC3T3-E1 cells, suggesting that high-intensity pulsed ultrasound may increase apoptosis or loss of adhesion in these cells. Variation in LIPUS frequency from 0.5 MHz to 5 MHz indicated that osteoblast proliferation rate was not frequency dependent. We found no difference in the increase in proliferation rate if LIPUS was applied for 30 min/day or 10 min/day, indicating a habituation response.

Conclusion

This study concludes that a short-term stimulation with optimum intensity can enhance proliferation of preosteoblast-like bone cells that plays an important role in bone formation and accelerated fracture healing, also suggesting a possible therapeutic treatment for reduced bone mass.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Katiyar et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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